There are 64 squares and 32 dancers
Integrate is presented in forms
That I have been studying over the past decade
When the audience walk in
They integrate with the dancers
They can feel, listen to and watch the show
It’s a full experience
When I came here at the invitation of China Shanghai International Arts Festival Center
It was just a lawn
With puddles
It was open-air, and the concrete and steel bars were on the ground
There’s one thing important
It’s a circle
Which is directly related with Chinese culture
Because we see the universe as round
And the sky as round too
So I started from there
The theme Integrate
It shows a deeper connection of the sky, the earth and humans in the universe
The exhibition starts from 65 art works
Including paintings, writings and photos
As for the second part
It’s the video clips
They’re shown on a square screen
Some were set in New York
Times Square, Battery Park, Wall Street
Outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Some were set in Shanghai
The streets and lanes with the style of Shanghai
Like Taojiang Road
In some rock hills, bridges and Chinese gardens
You can see the dancers supporting each other
And you can also see the real life
Such as the middle-aged men and women passing by
It’s interesting
In the third part
64 squares display 64 phenomena
We have 32 performers
Each dancing in two squares
One implies ‘yin’ and the other implies ‘yang’
One has paint
While the other has none
He dances there
And he moves back and forth in the two squares
The dancers present the essence of humans
Such as muscles, breathing and bones
Our minds, blood, nerves
The audience are important
When you walk into the performing space
You go a different route every time
The integration between people
And the integration between humans and things
I have been exploring
How to make my art communicate with people
In an all-around way
For me
‘Total art’ is something born naturally
Because I learned traditional Chinese operas in my childhood
I sang, moved and danced
There were colors and music
I also like painting
Later I studied movie
And I live in the east and the west
So the two cultures are preserved
In my art creation
Affected by the COVID-19 outbreak
Art performances worldwide undergo a decline
I didn’t choose any dancer
The dancers come from Guangdong Modern Dance Company and Xie Xin’s company
I taught them by myself
To stimulate all their senses and open up their minds
On June 10th
We had planned a rehearsal
However, there was a heavy rain
Cables were in water, which was scaring
It was dangerous, so we canceled the rehearsal
I didn’t know how the performance would be like until the debut
It’s interesting to see many of my friends
Posting about the show on social media
Everyone can find something
That they really like
A painting
Or a dancer or an installation
They can find the things resonating with them
In the big world
I wish through the project
Lots of people can boost their vitality
To better embrace the future